AI, algorithms and apps: can dating be boiled down to a science?
May 16, 2024
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Amie Gordon, Asst. Prof of Psych at U of Michigan, explores AI's role in dating. Can tech truly understand relationships? Discusses designing dating apps to study user behaviors. Emphasizes commitment & attraction disparities. Talks about University of Michigan's innovative dating app with research-oriented design.
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AI may not fully understand compatibility in relationships
Dating apps can lead to choice overload and superficial judgments
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The Future of Dating: AI Dating Concierge
The podcast discusses Whitney Wolf-Herd's vision of the future of dating where AI dating concierges could provide tips for communication and potentially even go on dates on behalf of users. This concept raises questions about whether technology can truly help people find love, highlighting the uncertainties around what makes relationships successful as even experts struggle to fully comprehend the factors behind attraction and long-term compatibility.
Challenges and Complexity of Modern Dating Apps
The episode explores the impact of dating apps on modern relationships, noting the shift towards gamification and addictive behaviors in app usage. It delves into the challenges of choice overload and decision fatigue in today's dating scene, where the abundance of options can lead to superficial judgments and dissatisfaction among users. Additionally, the discussion raises concerns about the profit-driven nature of dating apps and the limitations of algorithms in predicting successful matches.
Innovative Approach to Dating App Development
Amy Gordon's innovative approach to developing a dating app focuses on transparency, user feedback, and long-term data collection for scientific insights. The app aims to understand user dating experiences through surveys and observation, moving away from traditional algorithm-based matching. By offering a platform for natural interactions and potentially hosting first dates in a lab setting, the app seeks to gather unique data to enhance understanding of relationship dynamics and improve user experiences.
Last week the founder of the dating app Bumble forecasted a near future dating landscape where AI ‘dating concierges’ filter out prospective partners for us. But does AI, or even science, really understand what makes two people compatible? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Amie Gordon, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, to find out what we know about why two people go the distance, and why she and her colleague associate professor of sociology Elizabeth Bruch, are designing their own dating app to learn more.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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